Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.120223-35.287275
• Altitude 572.3m
• Maps Lake Burley Griffin West City Renewal Authority Area Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 Abundance
• 9 May 2026 10:39 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Porphyrio melanotus Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds

Species information

• Porphyrio melanotus Scientific name
• Australasian Swamphen Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 796.5m Recorded at altitude

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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